Chattogram, April 26 -- A member of Bangladesh Army suffered bullet injuries when a group of robbers opened fire on him during a robbery attempt at Mekhal in Hathazari upazila of Chattogram district early Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam Sayem of the area.

Nazmul Hossain, officer-in-charge of Hathazari Model Police Station, said a group of masked robbers, numbering four, looted valuables from a grocery shop named 'Gausia Grocers' after keeping the shopkeeper hostage at gunpoint in the early hours of Saturday.

Seeing the incident on CCTV, Sayem appeared at the shop owned by his elder brother to impede the robbers.

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